Rocking pedicar



May 6, 1924. 1,493,084

J. STRNIS'I 'E ROCKING PEDICAR Filed April 19. 1922 INVENTOR ATTORNEYSPatented May 6, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH STRNISTE, or wns'rrmnn, ivrAssAoHUsE'rrs, nssrenon.r0 wns'rrmnn MANU- FAOTURING- oo vrPAnY, A CORIBO-RATIONQFAssaonUsE'r'rs.

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Application an April 19, 1922., serial No.'555,613.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH STRNISTE,

citizen of the United States, residing at Among the objects of'theinvention is to.

provide a toy of this class which is simple in design, easy andinexpensive to construct, and one which is practically indestructibleowing to the characterof the material of which it is made.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and accompanying drawings whichillustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention and in which;- i

Fig. l is a plan view of the device; I Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2; I

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of the device showing method ofsecuring the seat supports to the base.

Fig. 5 is a cross section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4; andv Fig. 6 isa front elevation of a portion of the front bracket showing the footrests. Referring to the drawings, 1, 1 represents parallel rockersspaced apart whose ends are bent inwardly towards and joined to eachother forming end portions 2, 2 continuous with the rockers 1, 1. Theportions v.2, 2 are bent preferably so that they are circular in form asshown in Fig. 1 and form curved ends for the rockers 1, 1. The curvedend portions 2, 2 are also formed so asto lie in substantially the samecurved plane which passes lengthwise through the rockers 1, 1 as shownin Fig. 2, or in other words the rocking frame, consisting of therockers 1, 1 and end portions 2, 2 has a curved rocking tread from endto end. This rocking frame is preferably constructed of tubing and maybe madein' one or more pieces joined together in any suitable mannersuch as by a brazed or welded joint. Forming in Rocking the rockingframe in this manner saves considerable material without shortening therocking limits and eliminates corners'and sharp points which are usualon devices of this character. r i v A saddle seat 3 shaped in conformitywith the well-known pedi-car seat having a narrowed front'portion andwidened rear portion is supported upon the rockers 1, 1 by a frontbracket 4 and-rear bracket 5, secured to the under side of the seat inany suitable manner and""preferably made of strap iron. In the preferredembodiment the front bracket 4 is provided with arms 12, 12* extendingvertically downwardly from the'sides of the front end of seat 3 and thenhorizontally outwardly to the rockers 1, 1. The ends of the-arms12, 12are bent at right angles to their horizontal portions as shown in Fig.6, to connect with the rockers 1, 1 in a manner to be presentlydescribed. The rear bracket 5 is similar in construction having arms 13,13 inclining downwardly and rearwardly from the sides of the rear end ofseat '3 and connected to to the rockers 1, 1' by. means of slots -7provided in the upper side of the tubular rockers. These endsare-inserted in the slots 7 and are then welded or brazed to thetubingasshown in'Fig. 4 and 5 and are thereby firmly anchored to'same.

The construction of the front bracket 4 with its narrow upper portionsupporting the front end of the seat and its wider lower portion formedby the horizontally outwardly extending arms connected to the rockers,is such that the horizontally extending portions of the arms 12, 12 formfoot rests for the child. If the childs legs are too short to reachthese arms, additional foot rests 10, 10 may be provided on thedownwardly extendingportion of the arms as shown in Fig. 6. These footrests 10, 10 are adjustably secured to the arms 12, 12 in any suitablemanner, as by, a series, of holes 11, 11; through which the threadedends'of the foot rests extend for engagement with I a nut.

A rigid posti8 carrying a cross p'iece{9,1

adjacent thefront end of the saddleiseat is preferably mounted on thelatter and. serves, as a handle bar within convenient reach of' a childsitting on the seat. 1 he,.-.preferred, form shown, the post 8 has areduced lower end 14: extending through the. front endof the .saddleseat 3 and the. bracket 4:,,. and screw-threaded to receive a nut 15whereby all of said parts are .securely clamped together.

It will be observed that a childistoyhas been designed which is novel inits construction and f which combines features ,that

arouse unusual interest in the ohildJ- Its design, permits. of veryrigid. construction, and great durability. I v Y What I claim is :-v

j 1; A rockingpedi carcomprisingrin conibination a flatsaddle seat,a-rigid handle 5' bar mounted adj ace nt the forward endtherea curvedrocking tread from end to end,

brackets at the front and rear-ends, of said saddle seat for supportingsame from said .rocking'frame, and a horizontal brace intermediate said.front and rear brackets. for connecting said rockers. j

3'. A rocking pedi-car comprising in; combination, a rocking framehavingparallel rockers, a bracket mounted on one end .of said frame andhaving a narrow upper, portion and a wider lower portion, and horizontally offset portions connecting first two'said portions to serve asfoot. .;rests, second bracket mounted on the other end of i said frame,a seat havinga narrow;.port1oii;supportedupon said narrow portionofgs'aid first brac nd a. wide 'por ifln. supported upon said otherbracket, and a rigid handle and seasecure o h r In, testimony whereof Ibar mounted in said narrow portion of said seat. j I

4:. A rocking pedi-car comprising, in combination, a rocking framehaving parallel rockers, bracket mounted on one end of said frame andhaving anarrow upper portron anoLa wider lower portlon and hor1zon tallyoffset portions connecting first two said portions, a second ,bracketmounted on the other end of said frame, a seat having a narrow portionsupported upon said narrow portion of said front bracket, and a wideportion supported upon said other bracket, a rigid handle barmounted insaid narrow portion of. said seat, and adjustable foot rests on saidfirst bracket.

-;5. A rocking pedi-car comprising in combination a Hat saddle seat, arigid handle bar mounted adjacent the forward end of said saddle seat, arocking frame comprising parallel tubular rockers curvedly convergingtogether at the front and; rear ends. thereof,

said rocking frame havinga curved rocking tread from end to end,,f rontand-rear brackets for supporting said saddle seatfrom said frame, saidfront bracket formed of strap metal bent into. a narrow upper portionfor attachment to the forward end of said saddle seat, and wider lowerportion having ends anchored in said tubular rockers, said rear bracketformed of strap metal with its lower ends anchored in said tubularrockers and convergingupwardly for attachment to said saddle seat andanintermediate horizontal brace connecting said tubular rockers.

6. A rocking pedi-car comprising in-com bination, a rocking framehavingparallel rockers,-a bracket mounted on one end of said frame andhaving a narrow upper port onand a wider lower portion .andhor1zontallyoifset portions connecting just two said portions to serve as footrests, a second bracket mounted on the other end of said frame, a seathaving a-narro-w portion supported uponthesaid narrow portion of saidfirst bracket and a wide portion-sup- .ported upon said other bracketand a rigid handle bar mounted in saidnarrow portion of said seatcomprising a vertical post extendinguthroughsaid. seat and upper portion.of said first named bracket and. provided with means. for clamping saidbracket have afliXed' my s gnature.

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